[ Novartis Foundation for Medical-Biological Research | Young Investigator Grant ]

Established in Basel in 1943, the Novartis foundation for medical-biological research was founded to foster medical-biological science in Switzerland by means of financial support for research projects conducted at Swiss universities in the field of medicine and medically oriented biology / biochemistry.
In addition, it funds young researchers at the beginning of their careers by supporting their early stages of independency or by co-funding research fellowships abroad.
Projects with a Novartis drug as a research focus are NOT eligible.
One of the foundation’s funding instruments is the Young Investigator Grant.

Who can apply:  

• Young researchers (postdoctoral fellows or early stage group leaders) starting or continuing their first independent research project at a Swiss Institute.
• The applicant's academic age should be less than 8 years post-graduation (without absence due to parental leave, taking care of a sick person etc.).

• In exceptional cases, the applicants own salary may be eligible.
• Personnel (salary of research staff - i.e. PhD students, postdocs or other staff - based on EPFL salary scale and including social charges).
• Instruments (if you request funding for laboratory equipment, you must join offers from vendors).
• Miscellaneous expenses (incl. consumables, chemicals, reagents, cell lines, animals, eggs, publication fees).
• Does NOT cover overheads.

• If you are not independent: please join to your application a support letter signed by the responsible professor / group leader, which confirms the independence of the applicant.
• If you are independent: please include a Support Letter by your last group leader + a document confirming your employment.